Specialist Spotlight: New SENDCo Guidance - Secondary
- Online
- 24 Sep 2025 (15:30 - 16:30)
This training is the first of two sessions designed specifically for new and aspiring SENCOs, covering the practical essentials of the role. Part 1 will focus on the role of the SENCO, building effective inclusive teaching and creating an accurate and appropriate SEND register. Participants will have the chance to engage in discussions and gain expert insights from SEND specialist Rebecca Gonyora.
Online
Suitable for: SENCO, Senior Leader
Meet your trainer
Rebecca Gonyora
Deputy Regional SEND Lead
Rebecca has more than 15 years’ experience working as a senior school Leader, Deputy Head teacher (Head of Start-up School), Assistant head teacher and a SENCO in several inner city schools. Her areas of expertise include SEND, SEND legislation, creating an inclusive classroom/ quality first teaching, inclusion, SEMH (including ADHD) and Emotional related school refusal (attendance). She holds a Master’s Degree in Education focusing on SEND and Autism Spectrum Conditions. At the heart of it all, she is an outstanding English teacher. Rebecca is a qualified SENCO and registered with British Psychologist society (CCET3).
Her current position is Director of Inclusion for Every Child, Every Day Multi Academy Trust. Her role includes supporting and working in collaboration with Head teachers, senior leaders and SENCO’s in developing a person centred approach to inclusion. She also works as a School improvement partner for schools in her Trust and outside the Trust as directed by her CEO. Her philosophy is centred on the understanding that every teacher is a teacher of SEND and every leader is a leader of SEND.
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